https://www.facebook.com/597564747115698/

Reality Studio

Hem
Sverige
Gothenburg
Reality Studio

Reality Studio is an international educational platform in the Master Program Design and Planning Be

The main aim of the master studio Reality Studio is to provide each student with necessary skills and methods that are valid in any situation of change where architectural and urban design approaches are required at different system levels and scales, from urban structures, infrastructure, buildings and technical support systems to detailed construction elements and products within the built envir

onment. The overall point of departure is human everyday needs and the support of human survival and decent life in rapidly changing or sometimes extreme environments. The master studio works in close cooperation with stakeholders in different parts of the world, in industrialised countries as well as in developing countries, always in highly challenged contexts. The purpose is to offer the students the potential to develop professional skills that are valid and needed in challenging situations and where the aim is to find adapted solutions to the problems at hand. The overall perspective stays the same: the development and implementation of aesthetic, affordable, socially and culturally appropriate, energy and material efficient, healthy and user-friendly, always innovative design solutions that support dignified human everyday life. The design studio Reality Studio in an extreme environment in an unfamiliar and often challenging context, involves collaboration and cooperation with local communities, NGOs, local universities, governmental institutions and wider organisations (such as UN-HABITAT). The aim is also to integrate the master education in the field of architecture, urban design and planning with development research in ways that offers the students a solid basis for their work. Vice versa the students will contribute with investigations and ideas that could be further used and developed in future research projects as well as implemented in collaboration with local stakeholders. The studio relates to and focuses on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (17)

12/05/2026

Hi from MYDO South Africa 🇿🇦!

This week was the last days on site and final handover of our project, the MYDO playground! 🛝
This has been a last intense week with lots of emotions. 🥹
We started the week by putting together all the pieces of the future playground, screwing everything together and adding the final painting touches, so it was ready to welcome the kids :)

On Thursday we had a hand-over ceremony with all the MYDO staff where we presented our project. The kids had finally the chance to play on the playground and they loved it. The tires became taxis🚕, the tuckshop was selling a lot of ice cream🍦and the parkour was getting jumped over by a lot of little feets👣.

The end of the week was to say goodbye to most welcoming and nice people, our now South African friends. It was such an amazing experience and we learnt so much from one another.

Thank you to have trusted us and supported us along the process. To co-design, co-create and co-build this project was truly amazing!
Thank you to Gladys, Shane, Thompson, Hlakudi and the whole MYDO staff, without you the project would not have been the same. We will miss you very much 🥹

Big love from Baïka, Juliane, Joshua and Matilda aka Tilly ;)

09/05/2026

Hello from Melusi!

This week we have finalized our prototype!With material from the project site, tools from University of Pretoria and the help of our local stakeholders we managed to finalize our water harvesting bench on time. On Thursday we had our final exhibition where we invited all the stakeholders and looked at all the final projects. It was a success!

A big thank you to everyone who made our trip and project so memorable and fun.

//Agnes, Hugo, Ida and Victoria

07/05/2026

Jambo jambo, fingerling group here. This week we’ll let the video speak for itself. 🔨🪵Tuonane baadaye!

06/05/2026

Amosi from Dunga Beach!🔥🐟

What a week it has been! We’ve built a whole roof with ventilation and water collection, to improve the fish mamas work environment.

On Friday we started the build with the help from our contractors (fundi) James and Kennedy. The whole structure was put up in a single day while the women were frying fish underneath. After a few more days of final touches the prototype is now completed!

The fish mamas are happy with the results and so are we! The only thing that remains now before we head back to Sweden is handing over the project so the improvements for the fish mamas can continue in the future.

Thank you for following us along these past weeks!

//Alva, Ebba & Jonna

04/05/2026

Hi from MYDO, the youth center in Melusi 🇿🇦

Last week we started the building phase of our future playground 🛝 !

We first collected materials, we then repaired and put together structures and we also painted with very colorful paint. Shane, Gladys and Thompson were are a big help to get it started :)

Have a nice start of the week!
Joshua, Juliane, Baïka, Matilda

02/05/2026

Hello from Melusi!
This week started with freedom day, we got a tour in Johannesburg from the UP students and attended a celebration. We also held the final co-design workshop with the stakeholders, discussing questions like the shape and placement of the water collecting benches.

Wednesday and Thursday were spent building and we made good progress, co-building with the staff at MYDO.

See you next week!
//Agnes, Hugo, Ida and Victoria

30/04/2026

Sasa!

Fingerling group here. Since last week we have combined and iterated our concepts to finalize the prototype for construction. Shoutout to Steve, from Zingira, who gave us recommendations on the construction based on his previous design and construction experience. It turned out he also had previous experience with fish ponds — a perfect match for us.

Today we have presented our idea to UDS, who approved us to start building tomorrow. Wish us good luck!

Tuonane baadaye,
Amogh, Emma, Maja, Josefin

29/04/2026

Hello from Dunga Beach!

The theme of the week is prototyping🥳

Sometimes the best way to figure things out is by working with your hands - something we’ve been doing a lot this week. We’ve made small scale models and performed smoke tests to explore solutions that could potentially improve the work environment for women frying fish at the market. 🔥🐟

See you again next week! (And remember to build models, it’s fun!)

// Alva, Ebba & Jonna

28/04/2026

Hello! It is CareRoot Tuesday! And we want to take you along for a day in our life. Brick by brick.🧱

08:30
We started the day by collecting the tools needed for our first construction day. We could borrow tools from the University of Pretoria and complemented this with a stop at the hardware store.

11:03
Arriving in sunny Melusi, we got straight to work, defining the boundaries and measuring the first area for our paving.

11:33
The groundbreaking ceremony in parallel with a turn to “Morris Scrapyard” to collect plastic sheets, bricks, gravel, and sand.

12:20
Preparing the ground.

13:59
Leveling and tamping.

14:01
Removing the mortar from the reclaimed brick.

14:27
Perforating, placing, and adjusting the found plastic sheet on the prepared foundation.

15:27
Fika.

15:57
Placing the first paving stones by the clinic entrance.

16:55
Ending the day in Melusi in the warm evening sun :)

Good night! // Anna, Elsa, Emma & Marilyn 🥕

27/04/2026

Hello from the Waste Management team!

Last week was an eventful one ☀️

We joined a waste management lecture at UDS that gave us a better understanding of the opportunities with waste and also the legislations in place that affect the handling of waste📝

Then we held two workshops, one with the youth group Determined Achievers, who collect waste from households, and one with some residents from the local community. The discussions and drawings about sorting of waste and possible solutions gave really good insights to use in development of a feasible solution.

Lastly, we visited Maendeleo Material Recovery Facility, where we were enlightened about the way waste was handled at a smaller scale MRF.

A major focus is using local materials, so this week we will explore the materials and ideas more to then finally start building the prototype! 🔨

Until next time!
/Mia, Maureen, Maja, Rozet

Adress

Sven Hultinsgatan 6
Gothenburg
41296

Webbplats

facebook.com

Aviseringar

Var den första att veta och låt oss skicka ett mail när Reality Studio postar nyheter och kampanjer. Din e-postadress kommer inte att användas för något annat ändamål, och du kan när som helst avbryta prenumerationen.

Vill du placera din skola/högskola längst upp i Skola/högskola-listan i Gothenburg?